Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Brazos

4B9BKDU28HH054879 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 14, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDU28HH054879
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BKDU2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
054879

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 14, 2023 – Feb 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSLONG BRIDGE SERVICES LLC 4267193185B117/TX
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4M E N TRANSPORT LLC 2402995185B117/TX
Jun 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SHORELINE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 2976161185B117/TX
Jul 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around10OOSDY ON TIME LLC 3548305185B117/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG BRIDGE SERVICES LLC4267193Feb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261TX
M E N TRANSPORT LLC2402995Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251TX
SHORELINE ENERGY SERVICES LLC2976161Jun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251TX
DY ON TIME LLC3548305Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
185B117TXLONG BRIDGE SERVICES LLCFeb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261
185B117TXM E N TRANSPORT LLCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
185B117TXSHORELINE ENERGY SERVICES LLCJun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251
185B117TXDY ON TIME LLCJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026